January 24th, 2017
By Smart Currency
There were no data releases of note yesterday but sterling pushed to a fresh five-week high against the US dollar. Sterling is still benefitting from Prime Minister...
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January 23rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
UK retail sales saw a drop of 1.9% in December month-on-month, a much bigger drop than expected. In fact, the figure announced on Friday represents the biggest monthly...
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January 20th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Reviewing the week, it has been a positive for the UK, which has been reflected in the sterling exchange rate which is up over 2.5% against the US dollar. This reverses...
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January 19th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Following on from Tuesday’s leg up for sterling (pound, GBP), Theresa May’s Brexit speech was examined with a fine tooth comb by economists and analysts. In...
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January 18th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
At the start of yesterday, sterling (GBP, pound) was poised to either strengthen or weaken significantly. This was based on two factors: the inflation data and Prime...
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January 17th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday Sterling first fell to its lowest level since the infamous “flash crash” in October and then recovered somewhat when May’s spokesperson stated that...
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